S52.333
S52.333 — Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.333 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S52.333 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S52.333
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.333ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.333BDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.333CDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.333DDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.333EDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.333FDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.333GDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.333HDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.333JDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.333KDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.333MDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.333NDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.333PDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.333QDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.333RDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.333SDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.33. If S52.333 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.331Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius
- S52.332Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.334Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius
- S52.335Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.336Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
Questions about S52.333
- Is S52.333 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.333 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.333 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59).